Wildsam Field Guide Charleston - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1495155358 ISBN 13: 9781495155352

Publisher: Wildsam Field Guides, 2015

Synopsis

Wildsam Field Guides: Charleston leads travelers into the most authentic experience of the South Carolina city, working closely with a team of trusted locals. Contributors include author Pat Conroy, chef Sean Brock, mayor Joe Riley, novelist Josephine Humphreys, artist Becca Barnet, anthropologist Ade Ofunniyin, editor Maggie White, preservationist Paul Saylors, among others. Topics in the handsome volume include shipwrecks, lowcountry fauna, Civil Rights, historic architecture, fishing industry, Gullah culture, garden tours, James Beard Awards, hurricanes, pluff mud and more.

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Review

"For tireless seekers of the authentic." Wall Street Journal "This is the freshest-feeling guidebook since On The Road, that Kerouac thing. And Bruce s has better drawings." - Paste Magazine "Unlike traditional guidebooks that list the same old must-see sights and touristy neighborhoods, this new series, entitled Wildsam Field Guides, gets at the soul of a city." - Conde Nast Traveler "An intricate portrait of place; part guide, part tribute, part artwork." - Cereal Magazine "Your grandpa s guidebook loaded with local interviews, lore, hand-drawn maps, and city secrets. Wildsam launched its charmingly throwback series in 2012." - National Geographic Traveler"

"For tireless seekers of the authentic." WALL STREET JOURNAL "This is the freshest-feeling guidebook since On The Road, that Kerouac thing. And Bruce's has better drawings." - PASTE "Unlike traditional guidebooks that list the same old must-see sights and touristy neighborhoods, this new series, entitled Wildsam Field Guides, gets at the soul of a city." - CONDE NAST TRAVELER "An intricate portrait of place; part guide, part tribute, part artwork." - CEREAL "Your grandpa's guidebook...loaded with local interviews, lore, hand-drawn maps, and city secrets. Wildsam launched its charmingly throwback series in 2012." - NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TRAVELER

About the Author

Taylor Bruce founded the Wildsam series of American field guides in 2012. His guides incorporate personal essays, local interviews, illustrated maps, and archival anecdotes to capture the living history of some of America's favorite cities including San Francisco, New Orleans, Charleston and Detroit. Selected by National Geographic as a part of the prestigious "Traveler 50" list in 2014, the series will expand in summer 2016 to include guides to great American road trips. Previous to starting Wildsam, Taylor's writing appeared in Men's Journal, Paste, and Oxford American, among others.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wildsam Field Guides
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1495155358
• ISBN 13: 9781495155352
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 135
• Editor: Bruce Taylor, Mischner Jessica